Policy & Politics

Around 100 million people in the U.S. have health care debt totalling at least $140 billion.

A man’s family sued a state-owned nursing home in Indiana for alleged mistreatment. The case will soon be heard by the nation’s highest court, and the outcome could strip millions of vulnerable Americans of the right to sue government agencies when their rights are violated.

The pandemic has reignited long-standing turf wars among health professions, and state lawmakers are caught in the middle.

Federal regulations promise patients easier access to more of their health care data starting Oct. 6, but concerns about privacy and provider compliance loom large.

Medicaid officials around the country are watching California as it rolls out one of the most ambitious initiatives ever to address Medicaid patients’ social needs in hopes of improving their health.

The patchwork nature of abortion laws across the country has made the procedure harder for pregnant people to get — and for health care providers to give.

The Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare historic new powers to lower prescription drug prices, but lawsuits, loopholes and opposition from the drug industry could undermine them.

When an Indiana abortion provider was attacked by pundits and political leaders, the vitriol hit home for medical residents at Indiana’s largest teaching hospital. Many of these young doctors were certain they wanted to practice in Indiana after training. Lately, some have felt more ambivalent.

Drugmakers, hospitals, clinics and policymakers have argued for years over a program known as 340B.

About 100 new drugs are in short supply each year, often sending hospitals scrambling and putting patients at risk.